WU-17: the composition of the Ukrainian women's national team for participation in the UEFA Women's Development Tournament has been announced

Head coach of the Ukraine WU-17 women's national team Serhiy Sapronov has published a list of 20 players called up for a training camp with subsequent participation in the UEFA Development Tournament.

WU-17: the composition of the Ukrainian women's national team for participation in the UEFA Women's Development Tournament has been announced

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The head coach of the Ukraine WU-17 women's national team, Serhiy Sapronov, has announced a list of 20 players called up for training and preparation ahead of the UEFA Development Tournament.

In March, Serhiy Sapronov’s wards secured promotion to a higher division. In Group W6 of the second qualifying round for Euro-2023 (WU-17), Ukrainian players earned their place with victories over Bulgaria (2:1) and Latvia (5:0).

The almost entirely renewed squad of the Ukraine WU-17 women's national team (players born in 2007–2008), which will play in Group A of the first qualifying round for Euro-2024 this autumn, will gain experience at the UEFA Development Tournament to be held from April 23rd to 28th in Romania. Prior to that, with support from the Romanian Football Federation, the girls will have a short training camp (April 17–21).

Ukraine WU-17 Women's National Team Roster

Goalkeepers: Svitlana Snihur ("Veres" Rivne), Anna Harchenko ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Uliana Solovyova ("Dnipro-1" Dnipropetrovsk).

Defenders: Alina Savka ("Vorskla" Poltava), Elizaveta Maslovskaya ("Shakhtar" Donetsk), Mariia Iagnatenko, Diana Tkachuk (both — "Ladomir" Volodymyr-Volynskyi), Valentyna Supryadkina ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Sofia Verzhnyak ("Yunyst" Chernihiv), Eva Balatska (DSK-26 Kyiv), Kateryna Derkach ("Lyceum" Kostopil).

Midfielders: Viktoriia Savkina, Zoria Gladun (both — "Ladomir" Volodymyr-Volynskyi), Anna Babich ("Yunyst" Chernihiv), Anastasiia Zhigadlo ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Olesia Nosko ("EMS-Podillia" Vinnytsia), Kamilla Kostyuchenko ("Podil" Kyiv/"Yunyst" Chernihiv).

Forwards: Olha Martchenyk ("EMS-Podillia" Vinnytsia), Sofia Konovaleva ("Ladomir" Volodymyr-Volynskyi), Evelina Kupcova ("Kryvbas" Kryvyi Rih).

The Ukrainian team will face their counterparts from Azerbaijan, Greece, and Romania at the tournament. According to the competition rules, each team will play three matches. Three points will be awarded for a win, while in case of a draw, a penalty shootout will take place; the winner will receive two points, and the loser one point.

The matches will take place at the National Football Centre in Buftea.

UEFA Development Tournament

23.04.2023

Azerbaijan — Ukraine (11.00)

Romania — Greece (16.00)

25.04.2023

Greece — Ukraine (11.00)

Romania — Azerbaijan (16.00)

28.04.2023

Greece — Azerbaijan (10.00)

Romania — Ukraine (14.00)

All match times are in Kyiv time.